A mobile terminal, comprising: a display unit including a touchscreen; a user input unit; and a controller operatively connected to the display unit and the user input unit, wherein the controller is configured to: simultaneously execute a plurality of applications, and while displaying, on the display unit, information relating to one of the plurality of simultaneously executing applications: select a first region among one or more pre-defined candidate regions of the display unit in response to a first input applied to the first region via the touchscreen, the mobile terminal being characterized in that the controller is further configured to: display a multitasking icon on the selected multitasking region, select the multitasking icon in response to a second input; upon such selection, display a list of at least some of the simultaneously executed applications on the selected first region, increase a size of the first region in response to a drag command applied to the first region via the touchscreen, and display additional information about one or more of the plurality of simultaneously executing applications on the first region, wherein the level of said additional information is determined based on the changed size of the first region. a display unit including a touchscreen; a user input unit; and a controller operatively connected to the display unit and the user input unit, wherein the controller is configured to: simultaneously execute a plurality of applications, and while displaying, on the display unit, information relating to one of the plurality of simultaneously executing applications: select a first region among one or more pre-defined candidate regions of the display unit in response to a first input applied to the first region via the touchscreen, the mobile terminal being characterized in that the controller is further configured to: display a multitasking icon on the selected multitasking region, select the multitasking icon in response to a second input; upon such selection, display a list of at least some of the simultaneously executed applications on the selected first region, increase a size of the first region in response to a drag command applied to the first region via the touchscreen, and display additional information about one or more of the plurality of simultaneously executing applications on the first region, wherein the level of said additional information is determined based on the changed size of the first region. simultaneously execute a plurality of applications, and while displaying, on the display unit, information relating to one of the plurality of simultaneously executing applications: select a first region among one or more pre-defined candidate regions of the display unit in response to a first input applied to the first region via the touchscreen, the mobile terminal being characterized in that the controller is further configured to: display a multitasking icon on the selected multitasking region, select the multitasking icon in response to a second input; upon such selection, display a list of at least some of the simultaneously executed applications on the selected first region, increase a size of the first region in response to a drag command applied to the first region via the touchscreen, and display additional information about one or more of the plurality of simultaneously executing applications on the first region, wherein the level of said additional information is determined based on the changed size of the first region. display a multitasking icon on the selected multitasking region, select the multitasking icon in response to a second input; upon such selection, display a list of at least some of the simultaneously executed applications on the selected first region, increase a size of the first region in response to a drag command applied to the first region via the touchscreen, and display additional information about one or more of the plurality of simultaneously executing applications on the first region, wherein the level of said additional information is determined based on the changed size of the first region.