The configuration database is actually pretty simple in design, but the data inside of it is not so simple. I have run across the "objects" table a few times in the past few years, but never really looked deep into it. Here is a list of objects that are in the table. Notice some of the more interesting ones like SPAlertTemplate. Other blogs about this table:
http://jritmeijer.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8A48A27460FB898A!1176.entry
http://www.bluedoglimited.com/SharePointThoughts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=271
Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.ExcelServerSharedWebService
Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.ExcelServerSharedWebServiceInstance
Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.Administration.ExemptUserAgent
Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.Administration.FormsService
Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.Administration.FormTemplate
Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.Administration.PersistedString
Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.Internal.ExpirationJobDefinition
Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.Internal.HoldReportJobDefinition
Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.Internal.PolicyConfigService
Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.Internal.PolicyConfigServiceInstance
Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.Internal.PolicyUpdatesJobDefinition
Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.Internal.RecordsRepositoryJobDefinition
Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.SearchAndProcess.SearchAndProcessWIJD
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.AnalyticsService
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.AnalyticsServiceInstance
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationRegistryService
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationRegistryServiceInstance
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerAdministrationServiceJob
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ConfigurationCheckerJob
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.DiagnosticsService
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.JobSchedulerService
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.JobSchedulerServiceInstance
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.LicensingJob
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.OfficeServerService
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.OfficeServerServiceInstance
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.OSSVssDiscoveryHelper
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SessionStateService
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SessionStateServiceInstance
Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.UserProfileService
Microsoft.Office.Server.Conversions.LauncherService
Microsoft.Office.Server.Conversions.LauncherServiceInstance
Microsoft.Office.Server.Conversions.LoadBalancerService
Microsoft.Office.Server.Conversions.LoadBalancerServiceInstance
Microsoft.Office.Server.Diagnostics.StaticSqmDataCollectionJob
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.ChildFarmContentSourcesJobDefinition
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.IndexingScheduleJobDefinition
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchAdminSharedWebService
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchAdminSharedWebServiceInstance
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchDataAccessServiceInstance
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchService
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance
Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.MySiteCleanupJob
Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.WSSSynchScheduler
Microsoft.Office.Workflow.BulkWorkflowWIJD
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPAdministrationService
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPAdministrationServiceInstance
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPAdministrationWebApplication
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPAlternateUrlCollection
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPApplicationPool
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPChangeLogJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPConfigurationDatabase
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPConfigurationRefreshJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPContentDatabase
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDatabaseService
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDatabaseServiceInstance
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDatabaseStatisticsJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDeadSiteDeleteJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDiagnosticsService
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDiskQuotaWarningJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDocumentConverter
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPEncryptedString
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFeatureDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPImmediateAlertsJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPIncomingEmailService
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPIncomingEmailServiceInstance
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPOutboundMailService
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPOutboundMailServiceInstance
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedFile
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPProcessIdentity
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPRecycleBinCleanupJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPServer
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSolution
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSolutionLanguagePack
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSolutionLanguagePack+DeploymentConfig
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSolutionLanguagePack+SolutionOperationStatus
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSqmTimerJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPTimerService
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPTimerServiceInstance
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPUsageAnalysisJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPUsageSettings
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebApplication
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebConfigFileChanges
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebService
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebServiceInstance
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWorkflowAutoCleanJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWorkflowFailOverJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWorkflowJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Administration.PortalService
Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Administration.PortalServiceInstance
Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Administration.SkuTypeSyncJob
Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Administration.SsoService
Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Administration.SsoServiceInstance
Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Analytics.LogImportJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Analytics.UsageProcessingJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Administration.SPSearchDataAccessServiceInstance
Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Administration.SPSearchDatabase
Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Administration.SPSearchJobDefinition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Administration.SPSearchService
Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Administration.SPSearchServiceInstance
Microsoft.SharePoint.SPAdminFeature
Microsoft.SharePoint.SPAlertTemplate
Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPManager
Chris