1. A method of recognizing a fingerprint, comprising: receiving a request for a fingerprint mode; in response to the request for the fingerprint mode, displaying a guide area, the guide area located in at least one area of a display unit adjacent to a fingerprint scan sensor; receiving a finger touch for performing a fingerprint scan via the guide area; providing guide information related to fingerprint recognition based on the finger touch detected via the guide area by determining at least one attribute related to the finger touch; and displaying, when the at least one attribute does not meet a predetermined condition, information making a request for changing the finger touch, wherein displaying the information making the request for changing the finger touch comprises extracting sizes of a major axis and a minor axis of the finger touch, and comparing the extracted sizes of the major axis and the minor axis.