Original (original bitcoin client) wallet.dat contains: - keypairs (private and public keys) - transactions - key pool (used for faster address generation) - preferences
If you want to backup your wallet: - make an password protected archive file - add the wallet.dat - upload to cloud storages - make the file private (if the storage is public)
If you want to see the mining profitability you can see at http://www.coinchoose.com/. As I read your message you mine with GPU whitch is good for SHA-256 mining ,but not really good for scrypt mining for scrypt the CPU is best.