I don's understand why my phone is using so much data when I hardly am on.
Have you looked at the data usage statistics to see what's using your data? You also could install Onavo Count from the Play Store to monitor data usage.
I'm new to smart phones..and really don't understand data useage.
I'd suggest diving into various settings on your phone and 'tweaking' them. This article may help:
9 ways to stay below your data cap on Android and iOS | TechHive
thankyou very much...I found this article to be very helpful.