There are increasing numbers of commercially available computer graphics packages, both in terms of hardware and software, that can be utilized by instructors, practitioners, and students of education. With the proliferation of low-cost graphic terminals, time-sharing capabilities, and recent advances in mini- and microcomputers, computer graphics and associated applications have been practical, reliable, cost-effective, and available at a host of working, user-oriented levels. Working databases used for instructional purposes in undergraduate and graduate marketing courses, especially in physical-distribution related subjects, illustrate the potential capabilities of appropriate computer software packages such as SYMAP, SYMVU, PLOTALL, QUSMO, and QUTAB. Applications and examples derived from these packages can be represented from existing output facilities, such as the line-printer terminal, incremental drum-plotter, flatbed plotter, and electrostatic plotter. Computer graphics can be an essential tool in helping consumers of information to conceptualize and ultimately visualize raw data files. In addition, the basic skills that students learn in applying computer graphics to business decision-making situations enhance their preparation for the world of work. Seven tables and eight references are provided as well as seven samples of computer-generated graphic displays. (Author/MES)