I am planning to get my MCTS for Visual Studio 2010. The list of exams I need along with descriptions and topics covered can be found here.
There is now no equivalent of exam 70-536 for the new exams. I did some searching and although it is clear to me there is no replacement of the exam, it is not clear to me whether there are .NET framework questions on the new exams. For example, the skills measured for exam 70-515: Web Applications Development With Microsoft Framework 4.0 include a detailed outline of web development skills (totaling 100%), but there is no mention of .NET basics like serialization, app domain security, Interoperating with Com, Reflection, or Threading, which were covered on the 70-536 exam.
Question: Will there be a mixture of basic .NET Framework 4.0 questions on the new exams? Or, will exams 70-515 and 70-511 only test on Web development and Windows development respectively?
Motivation
I found Tony Northrup's book to be a well-written guide to the basics of .NET. However, some parts of the .NET Framework are more important than others (for example, he says to use WPF instead of the System.Drawing namespace). For this reason I would like to know what material to expect on the exam.
Finally, I understand that the new features of the .NET 4.0 Framework are important, I just want to understand what material will be covered on the new exams as best I can while I am making my personal study plan.