$ProcessorCount gives the number of processor cores available on the computer system on which Mathematica is being run.
$ProcessorType is a string giving the architecture of the processor on which Mathematica is being run.
$RecursionLimit gives the current limit on the number of levels of recursion that Mathematica can use.
$ReleaseNumber is an integer which gives the current Mathematica kernel release number, and increases in successive releases.
$RootDirectory gives the root directory of your file system.
$ScheduledTask returns the current ScheduledTaskObject.
$ScriptCommandLine is a list of strings giving the elements of the command line with which the standalone Mathematica script was invoked.
$SessionID is a number set up to be unique to a particular Mathematica session.
$SharedFunctions is the list of functions currently being shared among parallel kernels.
$SharedVariables is the list of variables currently being shared among parallel kernels.