A mid$-$size retailer installs a new self$-$service analytics dashboard so department heads can explore sales patterns without waiting for IT to run custom reports. Which statement best explahs why this intiative is considered part of Management Information Systems $($MIS$)$ rather than just general IT$?$

It linker stechnology, people, processes, and data to improve managerial declation$-$making.

It is limited to automating back$-$office payroil calculations.

if focuses mainly on upgrading the network cables and server rooms.

It involves purchasing faster computers to speed up raw data processing.