Open applications help

[Munchkin52]

Have owned an iPad for over 6 months, and never ran into this until I got the ipad2...

The other night the iPad 2 told me to close programs since the memory was filling up. Double-clicked home button and horrified to see almost everything I own in the que. I remember reading that if you press on an app. It will wiggle...then all wiggle and show a minus sign in left corner. I hit the minus for every singer app. I also remember that the app closes, but is not removed.

I don't understand how to close apps. I have opened. Is there any other way to do this? And why does closing apps change the memory problem?
Thanks in advance for the help.

Munchie

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[Dorje]

You are correct. Double tap the home button to being up the App Switcher. Press and hold on any app until they all jiggle. The press - on Apps you wish to end. Which may be a number if them. When done press the home button once.

I am surprised that you are having a memory issue. iOS is supposed to dump inactive apps out of RAM when it needs space. Just out of curiosity are you running that would hog that much memory?