Should i need a new oracle instance or schema?

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Hello All,
I know that this is may sound like a silly question but i really need to know. In our company we have a server with oracle standard and a instance that holds a financial database. Now, the company bought a new antivirus software and it runs over oracle database. Now, should i create a new schema to own my antivirus tables or should i need create a new database instance?
I've worked with other database product that has a different concept from oracle, regarding Intance-Database concept. I'm really new from oracle.
Best regards,
Rafael Melo - Br

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Now, the company bought a new antivirus software and it runs over oracle database
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What exactly does 'it runs over oracle database' mean?
You need to read the software documentation to see how to use it.
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Now, should i create a new schema to own my antivirus tables or should i need create a new database instance?
I've worked with other database product that has a different concept from oracle, regarding Intance-Database concept. I'm really new from oracle.
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An 'instance' and a 'database' are two different, though possibly related, things.
See the Database Concepts Doc for the definition of 'instance' and 'database'
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e10713/startup.htm
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Introduction to the Oracle Database Instance
A database instance is a set of memory structures that manage database files. A database is a set of physical files on disk created by the CREATE DATABASE statement. The instance manages its associated data and serves the users of the database.
Every running Oracle database is associated with at least one Oracle database instance. Because an instance exists in memory and a database exists on disk, an instance can exist without a database and a database can exist without an instance.