ok round 1 of dumb quesions - need help with choke and throttle cables

[neverwinter]

for 63 c10 283 w 4 speed on floor and i believe factory 2 barrel carb.

i got the brakes bled and wanted to take a spin. went to start the truck and would only run with choke cleaner so i added new gas and discovered that the choke cable wire is kaput and isnt working the choke. i rigged the choke shut manually and the truck starts every time without the need for carb cleaner.

so can i just go get a simple universal choke cable and rig it up? how does the manual choke work? in other words currently when i start the truck it runs fine till i let off the gas at which point it stalls immediately. i am assuming this can be fixed by getting a new choke cable?

also what is a manual throttle cable - i know that sounds dumb - but for some reason all i can picture is someone trying to speed up/slow down by pulling on a knob on the dash? i get the manual choke idea but a throttle?

thanks for any clarification. oh and also my gas pedal likes to stick to the floor - fine for hiway but no good in the city. could this be related to the choke and some sort of vaccuum?