Backup & Restore feature on Clockwork Mod

[latinlover515]

hi guys. i dont know if this has been posted or not. i did a few searches with no luck here on the forums..but then again my eye sight isnt that great so how knows.. Ok Iam using the FROYO that came out 2 weeks ago. I flashed the phone using the 200 MB full ROM for the Epic.. So in other words iam on stock ROM..and my phone has been rooted with clockwork mod 2.5.1.0...

But here is my question or my questions. When I go clockwork mod and choose back up and restore feature ,What are the things that are backed up and what are the things are restored when ever I use those features???? appz , settings or what?

Iam only asking becuase I have a backup and restore software for computer called Acronis. and with that software Iam able to restore the computer in minutes..
For example I reformat my computer then after i finssh installing windows and all my apps then I boot the computer and Acronis and create a full restore Image. so that way if i ever get i virus or my PC crashes I can restore my computer in like 5 minutes using the back up IMAGE that I created using this Acronis method.....

So my question is the back up and restore on clockwork mod is the similar thing as Acronis.? or what are the things that are backed up when ever i used the backup feature on clockwork? Iam asking because i was playing around and I created a backup using this feature and just for hahas i did a factory reset on my phone and I went back to clockwork and used the restore feature and i restored the phone. so when I booted the phone all my installed apps and settings were installed again almost similar to Acronis software for computer..

So in this case I wonder what would happen if after a restore the phone using the restore thingy on clockwork, if I do another factory reset will the phone go back to the stocks settings like if i have never used to backup / restore before?

Or if in order for me to return to a full factory reset after using the backup /restore feature do I have to reflash my phone with the 200 MB ROM again? Or just doing a factory reset should make my phone to go back to full stocks settings????

I know its preaty confusing topic but i will like to know... Thanks in advance....