This book Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Application Development Foundation is listed as one of the recomended books for the .net 3.5 MCPD certification exam 70- 536.
My questions are:
1.) will it help me prepare for the framework ver. 3.5 MCPD certification? since it says 2.0 so clearly on the cover.
2.) Is there an order in particular in which these exams need to be taken or studied for?
1) Some of the questions (I would even dare say 'most of') in the 3.5 MCPD certification refer to the materials from 2.0 (see 'Skills measured' section), so the book will definitely help.
2) First you should pass the "Foundation" exam and then the PRO exams in the selected specialization (WinForms, Web, Enterprise), that's, perhaps, the natural way. There are also separate TS exams on WPF / WCF, these are only "genuine" .NET 3.0 and higher.
As far as i know - mentioned book is exactly what 70-536 is all about (recently passed that exam). Yes, it will help but it won't be enough with that book (including labs) for sure. App dev foundation exam is tricky, requires remembering way too much and in general - is a bit hard to pass.
For MCPD - there's 3 choices: winforms, webapps and enterprise apps. For first 2 you need app foundation exam + Designing and Developing ASP.NET Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 70-564 exam. For enterprise - you need whole complect => winforms/webapps/design/ado.net/wcf.
No, you don't have to follow specified order. E.g. - i passed web exam before app foundation.
1) GET THE 2ND EDITION!!! I got the first edition and it is riddled with inaccuracies and errata! The .Net foundation exam hasn't changed, the 2.0 one is still current to qualify for any of the MCTS and MCPD certificates.
2) You have to do the MCTS level first as they are pre-requisites for the MCPD qualifications. The order in which you do the MCTS exams is up to you.