Coming from an IT background to an AM transmitter site might leave you with a world of questions. Mark Persons explains the ...

In circuits connected in parallel, the components are connected on different branches. Find out more with BBC Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

Here's an example of a circuit with resistors in both series and parallel formations. Say you have a 20-volt battery, immediately followed by a resistor of 10 Ohms.