Questions on Electric Circuits

Q6. Shrek bought two sets of lights to put on a tree in his garden. Circuit diagrams for the two sets of lights are shown below.

(a) What name is given to circuits in which components are connected as in circuit A?

(b) What name is given to circuits in which components are connected as in circuit B?

(c) If one of the bulbs 'blows' in circuit A, what would you observe happen to the other bulbs in the circuit?

(d) If one of the bulbs 'blows' in circuit B, what would you observe happen to the other bulbs in the circuit?