I would try turning your iPad off. Hold the starter button down until the slider appears, and then you can slide it to power it off. You can also go to your System Preferences and turn off your Wifi. That should stop it as well.
It depends on the app. Some apps have free updates. Some apps require you to pay for the upgrade. It all depends on the license terms.
Your iPad 2 will be backed up to your computer when you update the operating system, including all the content.
When you update your Ipad through iTunes or the App Store, all your games are saved. You can even recall the way the iPad was before the update if things don't work out right. If you have a jailbroken iPad and have done some 3rd party update, it may have deleted all your games.
iOS 5 should be compatible with all iPad models. To install, you must plug your iPad into an iTunes-authoized computer at your house and wait to be given the prompt to update your iPad. If you don't receive a prompt, click on your iPad's name on the sidebar and click "Check for updates". NOTE: You can no longer download iOS 5 for any iPad other than the original iPad. If you go through this procedure with an iPad 2 or higher, you will instead get prompted to download iOS 7.1.
No, you do not have. You should install all updates with critical patches and highly recommended or something like that.
All updates are free
To update Office online, one should visit the Microsoft website and check for updates. One can choose to look for updates themselves or one can sign up to have Microsoft alert them to all applicable updates.
Yes. All iPad minis should be running iOS 6 and can update to iOS 7 this fall.
All iDevices now come with iCloud that was installed in the last update of apples operating system, so yes the iPad and iPad 2 will have iCloud installed.
Each week, they have an update. It could be a mineral, all the way to cocaine
It's all ready out just go into updates on the AppStore
To find the latest office updates, you need to make sure you're connected to the internet. You can then get into your Windows Updates, and update your computer. It will contain all the Office updates in there.