Provided is an information processing apparatus including an activation unit to activate multiple applications in response to an external input, an image generation unit to generate multiple screens corresponding to the multiple applications, and a display control unit to perform such a control that the multiple screens generated by the image generation unit are displayed in parallel on a display screen. The display control unit performs such a control that a parallel display of first and second screens corresponding to first and second applications is switched to a parallel display of third and fourth screens corresponding to third and fourth applications, in response to a single external input.