System.assert
can be used to check that a boolean expression evaluates to true:
System.assert(Service.isActive());
System.assert(!Service.getItems().isEmpty(), 'items should not be empty');
System.assertEquals
and System.assertNotEquals
can be used to check equality of two values. The expected value is passed as the first parameter, and the value under test is passed as the second.
System.assertEquals(4, Service.getItems().size());
System.assertNotEquals(null, Service.getItems());
// failure messages are optional:
System.assertEquals(true, Service.doWork(), 'doWork should return true');
System.assertNotEquals(null, Service.doWork(), 'doWork should not be null');